Verse 19

So righteousness gives life; but he who goes after evil gets death for himself.

Referenced Verses

• Prov 10:16 : 16 The work of the upright gives life: the increase of the evil-doer is a cause of sin.
• Prov 19:23 : 23 The fear of the Lord gives life: and he who has it will have need of nothing; no evil will come his way.
• Prov 12:28 : 28 In the road of righteousness is life, but the way of the evil-doer goes to death.
• Acts 10:35 : 35 But in every nation, the man who has fear of him and does righteousness is pleasing to him.
• Rom 2:8-9 : 8 But to those who, from a love of competition, are not guided by what is true, will come the heat of his wrath, 9 Trouble and sorrow on all whose works are evil, to the Jew first and then to the Greek;
• Rom 6:23 : 23 For the reward of sin is death; but what God freely gives is eternal life in Jesus Christ our Lord.
• 1 John 3:7 : 7 My little children, let no man take you out of the true way: he who does righteousness is upright, even as he is upright;
• 1 John 3:10 : 10 In this way it is clear who are the children of God and who are the children of the Evil One; anyone who does not do righteousness or who has no love for his brother, is not a child of God.
• Prov 11:4 : 4 Wealth is of no profit in the day of wrath, but righteousness keeps a man safe from death.
• Prov 1:16-19 : 16 For their feet are running after evil, and they are quick to take a man's life. 17 Truly, to no purpose is the net stretched out before the eyes of the bird: 18 And they are secretly waiting for their blood and making ready destruction for themselves. 19 Such is the fate of everyone who goes in search of profit; it takes away the life of its owners.
• Prov 7:22-23 : 22 The simple man goes after her, like an ox going to its death, like a roe pulled by a cord; 23 Like a bird falling into a net; with no thought that his life is in danger, till an arrow goes into his side.
• Prov 8:36 : 36 But he who does evil to me, does wrong to his soul: all my haters are in love with death.